Evidence on Research Transparency in Economics (Forthcoming)
Journal of Economic Perspectives
Edward Miguel
2021

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Summary:
This folder contains the data required to produce the original figure and summary statistic in the article. The following describes destails required for replication. 

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Components:
"AEAsearch2021.01.31.csv" is the input, which can be directly downloaded from https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/

AEARegistrations.do
This file can be loaded using Stata. The code produces a graph of AEA registrations over time and summary statistic on the percent of recent registrations that include a pre-analysis plan. Edit the file path before running the code.

"CombinedAEARegsGraphs.png" is an output. 

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Notes:
This figure and summary statistic were produced by Garret Christensen, Edward Miguel and Sarah Stillman, and is in the public domain at: https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/FUO7FC. 
Cumulative and new registrations of studies (by quarter) on the AEA Registry for Randomized Controlled Trials. Data downloaded on January 31, 2021 from https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/. 
The quarterly figure is not shown for Quarter 1 of 2021 (since data is only available to date for the first month of that quarter).
